Bashcraft's PS3 Japan launch coverage continues.

The crowd has grown. Considerably. A round secuirty guard holds up a sign marking the end of the line, which now is segmented into three compact zigzags. Yodobashi Camera staff, wearing white sweaters and khakis circulate.

"It's only one per-person. Sir. One-per person. If you cannot understand that, I will have to ask you to leave the line." A peanut-headed Sweater says.

Place holder tickets are being passed out. One by one. It's not quite 10pm.

"How many of those tickets do you have?" I ask a Sweater.
My previous question of how many consoles are coming in, didn't jive.
"I don't know."
"How can you not know? You work for Yodobashi Camera, right?"
He inches away slightly.
"The end of the line is over there," he points out.
"I know."
"You can't tell me, right?"
Inches become feet.

Line sitters take pictures of their reserve tickets with camera phones and talk about posting them online. They're good as gold. When Yodobashi Camera hands you one of those, they've all but handed you the console.

I approach one. Snap a pic of his ticket. There are at least 600 consoles. And the line shows no sign of ending. Neither does tonight. Brian Ashcraft

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